Would a Skill balance forum help?

Lagg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

19 Nov 2007 at 07:41 - 1

Here's a question for the Guild Wars Guru team and ArenaNet.

Would it make sense to have a (sub)forum dedicated to Skill balance on Guru?

And if we had one, would ArenaNet's Skill balance team actively read it to see which Skills most people think need a rebalance and, if they deem it necessary, act upon it?

I believe that, as of now, Sardelac Sanitarium is intended for that purpose, but it's usually riddled with (take not too much offense) completely unrealistic ideas suggesting new skills, professions and game mechanics.

Having a dedicated (sub)forum would at least keep our (equally unrealistic) ideas concerning existing Skills and professions in one place.

What do you think?

Bankai

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Bubblegum Dragons

Mo/E

19 Nov 2007 at 07:42 - 2

There already is one, in the glad's forum.

However, noone every posts on it.

Lagg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

19 Nov 2007 at 07:47 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bankai

There already is one, in the glad's forum.

However, noone every posts on it.

Mmmmh, I believe you're referring to the Gladiator's Arena, but I'm only seeing this here:

Gladiator’s Arena (44 Viewing)
PvP Builds and Discussion
A gathering for PvP players to discuss builds, strategies and tactics.
Sub-Forums: Guild Battle, Heroes' Ascent, Team Arena, Hero vs Hero Arena, Alliance Battles, PvP Build Directory

There's also a subforum called PvE Skill Discussion in The Campfire, but I presume this only deals with PvE Skills.

Obviously, we'd need something a bit more "centrally" located. Skill balances are a big deal in this game, after all.

A sub-forum of Sardelac, for instance.

unienaule

I dunt even get "Retired"

Join Date: Aug 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

19 Nov 2007 at 08:35 - 4

Personally, I'm just fine not knowing what terrible ideas people have for skill balances.

Sha Noran

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

http://tinyurl.com/2jlusq

Idiot Savants [iQ]

19 Nov 2007 at 08:58 - 5

We don't need an entire board to listen to everyone's poor suggestions for skill balance when we already have all of the rest of the forum to listen to everyone's poor suggestions for skill balance.

Isileth

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/W

19 Nov 2007 at 09:06 - 6

Yeah the majority of players dont have a clue when it comes to skill balance.

There are always good posts by those who do and I hope they get read, no need to invite terrible ideas however

Esan

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2007

Wars

19 Nov 2007 at 09:08 - 7

There already is such a forum: User_talk:Izzy.

Warning: reading that page might make you hate your fellow players even more than you do currently.

Lagg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

19 Nov 2007 at 10:43 - 8

So you guys are fine with a forum dedicated to Concept Classes that will never even have the slightest hint of a chance at making it in-game, but not with the community having a say on Skill balances that happen on an almost weekly basis?

Actually, if you hate these threads so much, it should be bliss for you, as they will all be neatly tucked away in a separate forum.

Win-win.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Esan

There already is such a forum: User_talk:Izzy.

Warning: reading that page might make you hate your fellow players even more than you do currently. That place is indeed a cesspool, since Wikis are not forums and were never designed to be used in such a way.

Which is exactly why we would need a clear and readable forum dedicated to this.

gremlin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

GWAR

Me/Mo

19 Nov 2007 at 11:19 - 9

If I was assured that it would move ALL postings about skill balances rebalances re re balances nerfs and similar to one sub forum, I would vote for it in a second.

Oh what the heck

Yes please /signed

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

19 Nov 2007 at 11:57 - 10

Let Izzy earn his salary.

Viruzzz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

19 Nov 2007 at 12:10 - 11

I think it'll turn into a lot of shitty ideas very quickly. like the concept class forum.
and the good ones will be impossible to find among the piles of bad ones.

Bankai

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Bubblegum Dragons

Mo/E

19 Nov 2007 at 12:29 - 12

BTW, it's Gladiator's forum>Build discussion>PvP skill discussion.

There were a few interesting threads on it before, specifically on GolE and Aegis. But now it has just dumb threads.

Lagg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

19 Nov 2007 at 13:37 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viruzzz

I think it'll turn into a lot of shitty ideas very quickly. like the concept class forum.
and the good ones will be impossible to find among the piles of bad ones. That is the problem with any forum.

At least, good threads will get bumped and bad threads will get buried (or, in seriously dreadful cases, closed).

It beats the travesty of this.